Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wakefield had a population of 6,892 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wakefield had a population of 27,051 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wakefield, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- Wakefield Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wakefield Junction is located in Middlesex County
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- Farm Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Farm Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Middlesex County
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- Montrose
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reading
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Reading is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
- Walnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lindenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
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- Stoneham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Melrose Highlands is located in Middlesex County
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- Lynnfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reading Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reading Highlands is located in Middlesex County
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- Montvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester Highlands is located in Middlesex County
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- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Melrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mishawum ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Central Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Central Square is located in Middlesex County
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- Woburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woburn Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woburn Highlands is located in Middlesex County
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- Winchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Middlesex County
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- Fells
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fells is located in Middlesex County
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- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Middlesex County
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- Cliftondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
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- Saugus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Peabody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Wilmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
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- North Woburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Woburn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woburn
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wakefield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |